Archive for the ‘kitchen island designs’ Category
I was looking at some lovely kitchen designs with suspended seats and wanted some feedback on whether there are any safety or other concerns to worry about with the seats. Personally I think they look great.
http://www.bathroomandkitchenguide.com/Kitchen-Design-Ideas/suspended-seating-for-kitchen-islands.html
Well, the idea isn’t really any different than what you find in the restaurant industry. The key is structural integrity. You’ll notice in that link that all of the seats are supported by steel of some sort. The island or ‘bar’ itself must also be strong structurally to support the seats and individuals, as well as be anchored to the floor.
On the ‘pro’ side, it does keep your seating nice and neat. No one is going to drag the chair or stool off someplace else.
On the ‘con’ side…. you are limiting the size of the individual who can use the seat. Someone short might find it difficult to climb into, and anyone with long legs is going to be uncomfortable trying to fit in there, hehehe. Being a tall individual myself, I prefer seating I can pull out to where I am comfortable. If I were invited to sit at an island like that, I’m afraid I’d have to just stand nearby.
I guess the bottom line is, Do you like it enough to limit your seating options?
Good Luck
I would like to do a little remodeling in my kitchen, but I don’t want to spend a ton of money. My plan looks good in my head, but I’m not sure if it will work in reality. Here is what I am thinking:
Get rid of the laminate counter top on the kitchen island, lay down some wood and then tile it. (A friend has given me a ton of 6×6 smooth white tile). Remove the laminate back splash and use the remainder of the white tile as my back splash, which I will lay all the way up to the base of the cabinets. Finally replace the remaining laminate counter tops and install new laminate countertops, the ones from home depot with waterfall edges that look like granite counter tops. With the tile being free, the remaining materials would run me about $150. It will probably take me a weekend to get through.
Is this is great remodel idea that will save me money and result in a unique and stylish kitchen, or are these shortcuts going to leave me with a confusing and out of place kitchen design?
Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Confusing and out of place kitchen. Pick a counter top and go with it throughout. Laminate doesn’t buy you anything these days. Kitchens are expected to be a stone of some sort….granite, silestone, or any of the new stones. Tile can be done but you would then have to do it for your entire kitchen countertops. Use the tile you have been given for your backsplash and pick a coordinating stone countertop to match it. That would pull your kitchen design together. Kitchens and baths are two areas you shouldn’t go cheap on. It will always affect your resale. If you don’t do it now, you will have to do it later and what you are proposing is just too disjointed and doesn’t flow. You will be wasting your money. Wait until you have the money to do it right.
I can afford to re-do my (12′) kitchen island right now, and I’m not getting much attention from Lowe’s or Home Depot; the designer hasn’t called back. What are the other options? DIY is not practical, so I’m not going there.
Who else can help me design this island? Where else, besides other Big Boxes, can I go for design and product? I’m looking at upper-end stock cabinets to semi-custom.
Thanks for your time and help!
~Kimber in Dallas, TX
What you also might consider is going to the local college for an interior design student.
They’ll be eager to please, need the experience and you’ll get exactly what you want as well as be listened to.
What is the best design for a kitchen with a center island? The kitchen is a large rectangular shape.
Look through all these pictures. There are some real nice designs.
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&q=kitchens&btnG=Search+Images
Hi, i am planing to decorate my dry kitchen. But in the middle of the kitchen there is a column. I want to put up a island and make use of this column. Do you have any ideal to design the island which incorporate with the island? thanks
stone would look real nice